Dish-washing machine



(No Model.)

A. W. HEINLY.

DISH WASHING MACHINE.

No. 481,027. Patented Aug. 16, 1892.

INVENTOR.

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WITNESSES.

PATENT FFICE.

ANDERSON IV. HEINLY, OF DANVILLE, ILLINOIS.

DISH-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 481,027, dated August16, 1892.

Application filed March 21, 1892. Serial No. 425,762. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDERSON W. HEINLY, a citizen of the United States,-residing at Danville, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dish-WVashingMachines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to dish-washing machines, and has for its objectto provide avery simple, comparatively inexpensive, and easily-operatedmachine for the purpose named, whereby the dishes may be thoroughlycleansed and afterward rinsed without removing the same from the dishholder or basket in which they are first placed'for cleansing; and itconsists in the parts and combinations of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, isshown a perspective View of my improved machine.

A represent a wooden bench or table supported by legs a, on the uppersurface or top of which at each end the ends I) of the dividedsupporting-frame B are bolted or otherwise secured. The frame B consistsof an iron bar, which is bent downwardly at a suitable distance fromeach end at right angles, as at c, and said ends then divided atashortdistance below the bends of the bar to form supporting-braces d, whichdiverge and extend down to the bench and are secured at each sidethereof at the ends. This frame may be made in any desired manner-as,for instance, it maybe formed of one single piece bent downwardly, asdescribed, of sutticient thickness and width to permit of its beingsplit at each end to form the supporting-braces d, or one of said bracesat each end may be riveted or welded to the bar at the point where theother or corresponding brace is bent outwardly or laterallytherefrom-the object being to secure a strong support for the horizontalor track portion of the bar which carrles the basket of dishes and thelever for moving the same.

0 represents a hook, the shank e of which is slotted longitudinally, asat f, and carries a friction roller or wheel g, which is mountedtherein. The slot f is of such size as to readily receive the horizontalbar of theframe therein and its walls act as guides to prevent lateralor sidewise movement of the hook, and its roller g is of such size as tofit the bar accurately. The upper surface of the bar and the peripheryof the roller may be fiat, or the roller may be grooved and the barrounded on its upper surface to correspond.

D is a wire basket having the bail 71. secured thereto in any desiredmanner. To the middle or center of the bail one end of a short ironchain 1' is secured by a swivel-link, the other end of said chain beingremovably attached to the hook O by its end link.

E is a hanger having a slot j at one end, adapted to fit slidably overor on the horizontal bar of the frame, and has an eye formed at itsother end, to which is linked one end of a short chain Z, the other endof said chain being secured at a suitable point to a lever m, having ahook it formed at one end.

F represents the rinsing-tub, and Gr the washing-tub.

All the iron parts of the machine are preferably galvanized to preventrusting.

The dishes to be washed are placed in the Wire basket and the basketsuspended by its bail from the hook O and the latter moved along thehorizontal rod of the frame on its roller g over the tub G, which hasbeen partly filled with hot soapsuds. The leverm is then moved or slidby its hanger into position to enable its hook n to be inserted underthe hail of the basket and lift the same off of the hook O .and lowerthe basket with its contents into the scalding-hot suds contained in tubG, the chain 11 being of such length as to prevent the basket touchingthe bottom of said tub, and the lever being released from the bail thebasket is then swung or given a rotary motion in the hot suds, thereby,owing to the agitation of the suds,washing the dishes. The basket isthen raised out of the hot suds and its bail caught on'hook O by thelever on and permitted to drain into the tub, and is then moved over therinsing-tub Fand lowered into the clean hot water contained therein andgiven a rotary or a vertical motion in the tub in order to remove thesoapsuds from the dishes, after which the dishes are removed its shank,a roller mounted in said slot, a wire basket, a chain connecting saidbasket and said hook, and means adj ust-ably mounted on I 5 saidhorizontal rod for moving said basket, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDERSON W. I'IEINLY. W'itnesses:

JOHN B. SAMUEL, ERNEST X. LnsnUnE.

